31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth: Past Winners – HPD2023
Thanks to all who participated in the 31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
There were 425 entries judged and 450 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast | Thrale | 16C: Tropical Stout | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| HM | Geoff Humphrey | Tijd In de Bergen | 1B: American Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Acheson | Something From the Fall of '22 | C1A: New World Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Wyoming Brewer of the Year
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Miller | Cheyenne Amber | 2B: International Amber Lager | Cheyenne Beer Social Club |
Accomplice Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Stegeman Co-Brewer: Allen Stegeman | Barbie Berliner Weisse | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Altitude Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ristau | Zamba Wit | 21B6: White IPA | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Blue Raven Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Miller | Cheyenne Strong Lager | 9A: Doppelbock | Cheyenne Beer Social Club |
Bonds Brewing Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Foam On the Range Flanders Red | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Foam On The Range |
Blacktooth Brewing Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hardisty | Phineus | 5D: German Pils | Liquid Poets |
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Rucker In the Rye | 18B: American Pale Ale | Foam On The Range |
One Eyed Buffalo Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 23-05 Australian Sparkling Ale | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Gruner Brothers Brew On Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rinehart | Willow Wolf | 22A: Double IPA | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Mountain Hop Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 23-03 Kentucky Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoff Humphrey | Tijd In de Bergen | 1B: American Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Wheat Beer | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | David Howell | Cream Ale | 1C: Cream Ale | BeerKnobbers |
Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Lafleur | Firstbier | 4B: Festbier | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Scott Steenburg | Munich Helles #3 | 4A: Munich Helles | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
| 3rd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's International Pale Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rob Hardisty | Phineus | 5D: German Pils | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Terry Fast | Plzen Pils | 5D: German Pils | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 3rd | Jeffrey Rocker | Penobscot Pils | 5D: German Pils |
Table 4: Amber European Lager (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Miller | Cheyenne Amber | 2B: International Amber Lager | Cheyenne Beer Social Club |
| 2nd | Mike & Stephanie Butler | I'll Be Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Terry Fast | Faust'zen | 6A: Märzen | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 5: Czech Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Lund | This Czech Premium Lager Won't Place | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | High Street Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Matt Johnsen | Czech Yo Self | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Tyler Asselin | Railway Czech Pilsner | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Table 6: Dark European Lager (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Acheson | Keines Deutches Porter | 8B: Schwarzbier | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Gerad Miller | Dunk Dunk Goose | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
| 3rd | Rob Hardisty | Dunk Your Kids | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Liquid Poets |
Table 7: German Wheat Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wagner | Oh the Germanity! | 10A: Weissbier | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Bevan Zarges-Griego | Yeast Mode | 10A: Weissbier | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Edward O`Neill | El Hefe | 10A: Weissbier | St. Louis Brews |
Table 8: Strong European Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Miller | Cheyenne Strong Lager | 9A: Doppelbock | Cheyenne Beer Social Club |
| 2nd | Eric Wood | Jacki's Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd | Bobby Rinehart | Rejuvenator | 9A: Doppelbock | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 9: Pale and Amber British Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Moss | Whirlly Girl | 12C: English IPA | Brewers Anonymous |
| 2nd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 23-05 Australian Sparkling Ale | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Dan Acheson | Herbal Joe's Best Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 10: Brown British Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kinney | Brown Beauty 22 | 13B: British Brown Ale | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Matthew White | Mildly Entertaining | 13A: Dark Mild | Seven City Brewers |
| 3rd | Fredrick Montgomery | Fred's Porter | 13C: English Porter | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 11: Scottish & Irish Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fredrick Montgomery | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Jamye & Cody Naramore | Paralysis of the Galluses | 14C: Scottish Export | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Jamye & Cody Naramore | Miniature Donkeys | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 12: Dark British Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast | Thrale | 16C: Tropical Stout | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Nich Guthmiller | Valley Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Bridger Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Chris Hunter | Critter Milk Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | Artesian Homebrewers |
Table 13: Strong British Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kinney Co-Brewer: Robert Duran Clint Emmons Jon Tollefson | Barleywine Day 22 | 17D: English Barley Wine | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Ed Moore | Tony Barleywine | 17D: English Barley Wine | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Fredrick Montgomery | Jeff's Not Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 14: Pale American Ale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Rucker In the Rye | 18B: American Pale Ale | Foam On The Range |
| 2nd | Kevin Otting | Traitor's Apa | 18B: American Pale Ale | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Daniel Jent | Vlad the Im-Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
| HM | Jake McQueen | Barking Otter Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale |
Table 15: Amber and Brown American Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Gaylord | Austin's Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | Ultra Rare Brewers |
| 2nd | Deborah And Marc Prichard | Crusty Ears and Nipples #mhp | 19A: American Amber Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Ben Gaylord | Strike Indicator | 19C: American Brown Ale | Ultra Rare Brewers |
Table 16: American Porter and Stout (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Aitkenhead | Peppermint McFluffy (bz4) | 20C: Imperial Stout | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 2nd | Tyler Asselin | Railway Russian Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | |
| 3rd | Nick Hartley Co-Brewer: Heather Hartley | Chaos Raining Lava On Pompeii | 20C: Imperial Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 17: American IPA (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike & Stephanie Butler | Can I Get A Witness | 21A: American IPA | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Kevin Otting | Druid Dude | 21A: American IPA | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Greg Aitkenhead | Schwaghop IPA (bz5) | 21A: American IPA | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
Table 18: Specialty IPA (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Lund | This Belgian IPA Won't Place | 21B1: Belgian IPA | High Street Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jacob Erickson Co-Brewer: Kyle Pollard | Low Rye-Der IPA | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
| 3rd | Steve Ristau | Zamba Wit | 21B6: White IPA | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Table 19: Hazy IPA (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Ramsey | Holt's Hip Hops | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
| 2nd | Ryan Wankel | No Gmo | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
| 3rd | Brandon Shaw Co-Brewer: Aaron Geiser | Bomb Fiddy Mo | 21C: Hazy IPA |
Table 20: Strong American Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Wheatwine | 22D: Wheatwine | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Terry Fast | Barney Rubble | 22C: American Barleywine | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 3rd | Bobby Rinehart | Willow Wolf | 22A: Double IPA | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 21: European Sour Ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Foam On the Range Flanders Red | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Foam On The Range |
| 2nd | Nick Hartley Co-Brewer: Heather Hartley | What Gose Up... | 23G: Gose | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Wojdak Co-Brewer: Noah Wojdak | Can't Wait To See Where This Gueuze | 23E: Gueuze | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| HM | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Berliner Weisse | 23A: Berliner Weisse | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 22: Belgian Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Wally Bier de Garde | 24C: Bière de Garde | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Mike & Stephanie Butler | Garde My Bier | 24C: Bière de Garde | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Patrick Cheaney | Guten Swaller | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 23: Strong Belgian Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Boelman | Donald Trumps Hair | 25B: Saison | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Jay Walford | Dry Af | 25B: Saison | |
| 3rd | Greg Aitkenhead | Mellow Monk (bz6b) | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
Table 24: Monastic/Trappist Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoff Humphrey | Blessed and Cursed | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Philip Lafleur | Monks Ration | 26A: Belgian Single | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Fee Times A Mady | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Foam On The Range |
Table 25: Historical Beer (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Deborah And Marc Prichard | Professor Pickles the Destroyer #mhp | 27A3: Lichtenhainer | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Logan Wiley Co-Brewer: Devon Wiley | Sahti | 27A9: Sahti | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 23-03 Kentucky Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 26: American Wild Ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Adrian Perez | As the Crow Flies | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) |
| 2nd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Specialty Sour | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's White Grape Berliner Weisse | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 27: Fruit Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Sookying | To da Mooon! | LSX4: Catharina Sour | Crown of the Valley Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Jamye & Cody Naramore | Bramble | LSX4: Catharina Sour | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Ashley Stegeman Co-Brewer: Allen Stegeman | Barbie Berliner Weisse | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 28: Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Walden | Farkus's Black Eye | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 2nd | Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Pickle Beer | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Foam On The Range |
| 3rd | Matthew White | Munich Breakfast | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Seven City Brewers |
Table 29: Wood and Smoke Beer (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew White | 90 Day Limit | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Seven City Brewers |
| 2nd | Ed Moore | Tony Barrel Aged Barleywine | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Dwight Wilson Co-Brewer: Justin Wood And Aaron Wood | Casa de Margarita | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | O-Town Hop Heads |
Table 30: Specialty & Experimental Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Brown Sugar Porter | 31B: Alternative Sugar Beer | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Daniel Sisler Co-Brewer: Austin Allen | Tropical Beach Blonde | 34C: Experimental Beer | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Kevin Otting | Cosmic Trip Pils | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Liquid Poets |
Table 31: Standard Cider (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Acheson | Something From the Fall of '22 | C1A: New World Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Adam Lund | This Farmhouse Cider Won't Place | C1A: New World Cider | High Street Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Greg Ogle | 20 One 12 | C1A: New World Cider | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Table 32: Specialty Cider (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Boyer | A Pearilous Journey | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 2nd | Jess Finlay-Schultz Co-Brewer: Raymond Schultz | Pear Cider | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Foam On The Range |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Arthur Slugworth | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Table 33: Traditional & Fruit Mead (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Lafleur | Lazareth Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | Your Mother Was A Hamster | M2E: Melomel | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Matthew Mead | Black Locust | M1C: Sweet Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Table 34: Spice & Specialty Mead (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Mead | P.O.G. B2 | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 2nd | Fred Hirsch | Mountain Melo Bochet | M4C: Experimental Mead | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Dan Acheson | Chai Cyser | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Judging Sessions
Depot St (4/25 PM)
04/25/2025 6:45 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/19 AM)
04/19/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Depot St (4/19 PM)
04/19/2025 12:00 PM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 AM1)
04/26/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 AM2)
04/26/2025 11:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 PM)
04/26/2025 1:30 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/22)
04/22/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/23)
04/23/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/15)
04/15/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/17)
04/17/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Fort Collins On-Site (4/21)
04/13/2025 9:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
Contact Blake Ernst for Location.
Depot St (4/16)
04/16/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
TBD
04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
TBD.
Depot St (4/18)
04/18/2025 4:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/21)
04/21/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/24)
04/24/2025 12:00 AM, MDT.
Laramie, WY On-Site 1
04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
Contact Shannon Albeke for time & location.
Denver On-Site
04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
Contact Ray or Jess Finlay-Schultz for time & location.
Fort Collins On-Site (4/23)
04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
Contact Blake Ernst for Location.
Laramie, WY On-Site 2
04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT — 04/26/2025 7:37 PM, MDT
Contact Shannon Albeke for time & location.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST through 04/13/2025 12:00 AM, MDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST through 04/26/2025 5:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Registration Closed
The competition paid entry limit has been reached.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 03/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST — 04/12/2025 12:00 PM, MDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 03/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST — 04/12/2025 12:00 PM, MDT.